CONTRACTOR-KYC Analyst (Intermediate)

KYC Analyst (Intermediate)

Company: SoHo Dragon represents an Investment Bank client
Location: Hybrid – New York City

• Performing KYC onboarding diligence, mainly focused on client identification (IDD), customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and profile completion, for US Clients
• Performing screening activities, regarding PEP, negative news, sanctions, socio-environmental checkings, and risk mitigation.
• Ensuring the best standards for information, based on the customers’ and legal representatives' documentation, reports, and sources of information.
• Using local and global systems and tools for collecting information, upload documentation, and screening key account parties and beneficial owners.
• Assessing the risk of the customers, based on the local and international best KYC / AML / CFT standards and the SG’s Group policies and procedures.
• Composing memos and, providing further information regarding the diligences performed, for escalations and approvals.
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of AML and OFAC regulations, and banks' policies and procedures, regarding direct and indirect KYC subjects.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with stakeholders, such as business lines, Compliance, and Legal Departments.
• Maintenance of internal controls, in order to establish an organized, clear, and reliable daily tasks schedule, as well as follow the Department’s controls framework.
• Escalate issues to the Manager / Team Leader / Stakeholders, in order to respect the highest standards of ethic, quality, security and compliance
• Attending local and global forums, for trainings, daily activities discussions, delegation, prioritization, business support and performance follow-up.

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry in a KYC role.
• Solid KYC background, preferably the one applied in the Investment Banking industry.
• Solid background in KYC diligence, regarding B2B customers, mainly Funds and Asset Managers. Others customers types, such as Banks, Corporate and NBFI is a plus.
• Screening process and analysis: PEP, negative news, sanctions and socio-environmental checkings.
• Ability to apply principles of risk-based KYC and client risk assessment.
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (intermediate level).
• Knowledge of Financial Market, Investment Banking, and Institutional Broker-Dealer is a plus.
• Fluent English - strong communication skills (written and oral).

Preferred Qualifications:
• ACAMS Certification a plus
• Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese a plus